Workers are continuing their strike action at the Irish Cement Ltd production plants in Castlemungret, Co. Limerick and Platin, Co. Meath, in a dispute over the company's failure to honour a Labour Court recommendation relating to the payment of outstanding monies to its employees.

Pickets were placed on the plant entrances, following a decision to take industrial action by the Irish Cement Group of Unions which includes SIPTU, the TEEU and Unite. Secretary of the Irish Cement Group of Unions, Karan O’Loughlin, said: "Earlier this year the Labour Court made a recommendation that the company must pay monies which are outstanding to its employees which amount to between €5,500 to €9,500 per worker.

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"The Labour Court has recommended that Irish Cement Ltd immediately pay the monies it owes the workers but the company is insisting that a pay cut of between 15% and 18% is implemented first. Acceptance of such a pay cut does not form part of the Labour Court recommendation. The workers will maintain their industrial action until the Labour Court recommendation is implemented without any prior conditions."

(CD/GK)